Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Feb 14th, 2024 2:00PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
mkoppang,
Avalanche Canada
Good skiing in many areas above treeline but some popular places have seen lots of traffic. Continue to evaluate the bond between the new snow and the underlying crust from early Feb. If the winds pick up, windslabs will become more reactive quickly.
Summary
Confidence
High
Avalanche Summary
Isolated sluffing up to sz 1 from extreme terrain.
Snowpack Summary
10-30cm of recent snow is now overlying the Feb 3rd crust. This crust is anywhere from 0.5cm to 5cm thick up to 2500m and is on the thinner side on North aspects. Natural sluffing has subsided but can still gain momentum with skier traffic on steeper slopes. Some wind slab development in the alpine have been reported but so far, it is quite isolated to the higher alpine features. Ski quality is dust on crust in the alpine. The depth of the snowpack still varies from 70-130cm. Some popular areas have seen lots of traffic and look "resorty".
Weather Summary
Mix of sun and cloud with light northerly winds and cool temperatures around -24C in the morning warming up to -16C midday. There is a chance of light flurries early in the AM.
More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.
Terrain and Travel Advice
- Avoid areas with a thin or variable snowpack.
- Back off if you encounter whumpfing, hollow sounds, or shooting cracks.
- Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
Problems
Wind Slabs
Watch for these windslabs along ridgelines and gully features in alpine areas.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Persistent Slabs
Be cautious for this layer in high alpine terrain. Thinner snowpack areas will be the places that this may be an issue.
Aspects: North, North East, East, West, North West.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Feb 16th, 2024 4:00PM
